How much Crit to play fire?

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hey all,

on my mage alt i have 31% self buffed and 18% mastery. My combustions SUCK. is this cos my Crit is so low or is it cos i'm just doing something wrong? I'm at a loss. I'm working on gearing up, so any pointers would be great.

ty

[Kobelol]

There is no magic number of critical strike needed to play Fire.

Just use as much as you're comfortable with, although you shouldn't be below 35% self buffed from my experiences.

In terms of gameplay, I'd recommend trying to become better at chaining Fireballs and keeping Hot Streak-sprees up more. So don't just use pyroblast right away, and use your Fireball crit-buff wisely to help gain Hot Streaks.

I'd just recommend playing Arcane or Frost for now though until you're more geared.

[LocNess]

Your Combustions will be weaker with only 18% Mastery, just due to how high they go up with a solid Mastery. Otherwise, 30-35% is fine for starting out with Fire, just expect hard RNG swings at times. Frost is probably better suited for earlier ilevels if you have decent MS.